As I approach my final days as president of Buffalo State University, I am in a reflective mood as I remember the last nine years and the amazing
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Over his theater career, Donn Youngstrom, Buffalo State University associate professor emeritus, landed more than 50 stage roles, including Polonius in Hamlet, Couthon in Danton’s Death, and Valentine in Faust in off-Broadway productions.
In 2021, Youngstrom took on a new role: philanthropist. He presented the Buffalo State Foundation with a $1 million endowed gift to support the university’s Anne Frank Project (AFP), now in its 15th year. AFP has grown from a social justice festival held every fall on campus to story-based trainings for teachers in the Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) and in Rwanda.
Youngstrom said he was pleased to see his first gift evident in AFP’s work. And that inspired him to create a legacy gift to AFP. Upon his passing, the foundation will receive a bequest of at least $500,000...